Is there a doctor in the house? What does the ferrt: stand for in the first line below?

Question

Another question is how the percentage of free testosterone is calculated?

---- MISCELLANEOUS TESTS ----



DATE TIME SPECIMEN TEST VALUE Ref ranges

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03/14/2007 10:22 SERUM FERRT: 82.0 ng/mL 23.9 to 336.2

03/14/2007 10:22 SERUM FR.TEST: 68.5 pg/mL 35 to 155

03/14/2007 10:22 SERUM TOT.TES: 509 ng/dL 250 to 1100

% free testosterone: 1.35% LOW (1.5-2.2)

Thanks for your help, Joe Conrad

Answer 1

Serum Ferritin it is a protein that helps to store iron in the body.

Interpreting it usually involves the other numbers but briefly (from the reference):

Higher-than-normal levels may indicate:

Note: Any inflammatory disorder can raise the ferritin level.
Alcoholic liver disease
Hemochromatosis
Hemolytic anemia
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Megaloblastic anemia

Lower-than-normal levels may indicate:
Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Iron deficiency anemia

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Anemia of chronic disease

Answer 2

ferritin, a protein that helps in storage and transport of iron in the body

Answer 3

serum ferritin